Catherine Riegle-Crumb and Melissa Humphries of the University of
Texas looked at 15,000 students, and had their teachers rate
whether the math class in which a student was enrolled fit their
abilities, was too easy or too difficult for them.

According to Motherlode, the researchers noted:

"A 'subtle' but 'definitely present' tendency among high school
teachers to deem their white female students less
competent than white male students with similar grades and
scores, and to consider them less comfortable in a
particular math class, or to be less capable of advancing."

They conclude that "teachers hold the belief that math is just
easier for white males than it is for white females."

But let's not overlook what this may signify for women. The
poorer their financial literacy and math ability, the more
likely they are to suffer a default or mortgage default.